Evangelical

Grace Evangelical Free Church sold its Outer Sunset site near Ocean Beach for about $3.5 million to a developer planning apartments, after an upzoning raised the height limit to 85 feet.

Pastor Sheldon Evans of New York’s Evangelism Family Life Ministries is coordinating Hurricane Melissa relief for his native St Elizabeth, where he says many residents are struggling to find shelter after homes were destroyed.

Growing evangelical congregations are buying closed Catholic parishes in the Midwest, including a $1.75 million deal for St Jude in Joliet, as a broker says most church buildings sell to other faith groups.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill forgiving at least $165 million in church tax debts, mostly owed by evangelical churches, citing legal obstacles, while urging Congress to override him. Catholic bishops distanced themselves from the measure.

Hurricane Irma flattened at least four churches in Antigua and Barbuda and about a dozen on St Martin in 2017, and church shelters in the British Virgin Islands lost roofs. A regional evangelical leader feared what the next storm would bring.

Khartoum North’s Evangelical Church saw buildings demolished, members detained and its gates locked under a court order as Sudanese authorities tried to sell its land to a businessman, Dabanga reported.

David Cameron urged British Christians to be more open about their faith in a 2014 Guardian article. The comments followed real friction between his government and the church over welfare and food poverty.

David Cameron urged British Christians to be more open about their faith in a 2014 Guardian article. The comments followed real friction between his government and the church over welfare and food poverty.